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sus⋅pen⋅soid

  [suh-spen-soid]
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–noun Physical Chemistry.
a sol having a solid disperse phase.
Compare emulsoid.

Origin:
1920–25; suspens(ion) + (coll)oid
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Main Entry: sus·pen·soid
Pronunciation: s&-'spen(t)-"soid
Function: noun
1 : a colloidal system in which the dispersed particlesare solid
2 : a lyophobic sol (as a gold sol)
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suspensoid sus·pen·soid (sə-spěn'soid')
n.
A colloid solution in which the disperse particles are solid and remain sharply demarcated from the fluid in which they are suspended.

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